# Accident 19890531028499A: Piper PA30, Columbia, MO, May 31, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 1989, 23:00 local time
- Place: Columbia, MO
- Airport: E W Cotton Woods Memorial Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9507° N, 92.3191° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9507&lon=-92.3191&mi=10
- Aircraft: N154P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N154P-2012-08-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- Reported engine: LYC IO360B1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC89LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA122) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890531028499A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

STOLEN AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR UP AND ABANDONED. PILOT NOT FOUND.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC89LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA122), Jun 1, 1989: Piper PA-30 (N154P), Columbia, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE GEAR-UP LANDING WHICH WAS MADE BY AN UNKNOWN/UNAUTHORIZED PERSON.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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